Sick from Street Food
I realise now that I've stared getting careless with my travel. I rarely use hand sanitiser, I brush my teeth using the tap water, and I've been eating street food more and more. Everything's been fine for me living this [...]
Road-tripping the Ecuador Coast
I opened my eyes this morning to see an empty bottle of red wine covered in sand sitting on the bedside table. Memories of sitting on the beach laughing and drinking came flooding back to me. I rolled over, looked [...]
Getting a 12-IX Visa in Cuenca, Ecuador
After having been in Ecuador for almost three months I decided I wanted to stay for a while longer. I really like it here, the people are wonderful, the food is delicious, there are so many different places to see [...]
Spanish School in Ecuador
For the past couple of weeks I've been attending Spanish School (Escuela de Espanol) in Cuenca and loving it. Arriving in South America three months ago I knew no Spanish at all, nada. I quickly discovered that if I was [...]
How I live on USD$35 per day
Many people ask me how I can afford to travel as much as I do. It's not that I'm rich, far from it. Last year when I traveled around the world my budget was AUD$50 per day including accommodation. My [...]
Enjoying the Older South American Crowd
I’ve been traveling through South America for almost three months now and in every hostel, hotel or tour I’ve pleasantly discovered a mix of traveler age groups. South America, refreshingly, is not filled with eighteen year olds. I don’t have [...]
When the tour ends….
For the past two weeks I have been traveling through Ecuador and Peru on a Tucan Tour and it has been great. I love going on tours because I can relax. The tour leader is the one in charge of [...]
Colonial Cuenca
Cuenca is my favourite city so far in Ecuador. It's not frantic, it's not dirty, it's doesn't have high-rise buildings or people hassling to sell, or steal. As soon as I arrived I was reminded of Florence, Italy. The buildings [...]
Into the Jungle
For the past few days I've been traveling through the jungle of Ecuador and exploring a culturally rich world of shaman’s, mosquitos and mud. A 200 year old tree and gum boots. I'm on a Tucan Travels tour [...]
My unexpected Guayaco man
I've written in the past about meeting people on the road. Whether it be in hostels, on tours, in pubs or through Tinder, travelers meet new people constantly and sometimes find someone special. That's what has happened to me over [...]